West Africa supplies nine percent of the world’s bauxite and eight percent of its gold. It hosts some of the world’s largest iron ore deposits, prompting massive infrastructure investments. Properly...

BAMEZOUN, May 6, 2013 - In Bamezoun, a sacred forest located in the commune of Aguégués, a region irrigated by the Ouémé river in the south-east of the country, the villagers did not realize that wood...